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ALTA Certification Academic Language Therapy

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1. Scientific terminology and often appear in science texts - Greek roots are often combining forms and compound to form words.






2. A pattern of letters (found in a single syllable) which occurs frequently together. The pronunciation of at least one of the component parts is unexpected or the letters stand in an unexpected sequence ( ar - er - ir - or - us - qu - wh)






3. Response to Intervention - a multi-step or tiered approach to providing services and interventions at increasing intensity to students or an entire class.






4. Is a specific learning disability that is neurological in origin. It is characterized by difficulties with accurate and/or fluent word recognition and by poor spelling and decoding abilities. These difficulties typically result from a deficit in the






5. An objective test that is given and scored in a uniform manner. Scores are often norm-referenced. For example SAT






6. Selective focus on what is important while screening out distractions.






7. The knowledge of the various sounds in the English language and their correspondence to the letter or letters that represent those sounds.






8. Multisensory Structured Language






9. Ability to understand and express spoken language






10. Pre-reading - Oral Language Development

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11. Was a pivotal event in English history. It largely removed the native ruling class - replacing it with a foreign - French-speaking monarchy - aristocracy - and clerical hierarchy. This - in turn - brought about a transformation of the English languag






12. Vowel - consonant - e syllable






13. Present the parts of the language and then teaches how the parts work together to make a whole. Part of a MSLE Program






14. The teacher musts be adept at individualized teaching based on continual assessment of the student's needs. Content should be mastered to a level of automaticity.






15. Four adjacent letters representing one sound (eigh)






16. The ancient Britons (Celts) conquered by Caesar in 54 c.e. - Celtic and Latin languages co-exist - Teutonic tribes (Jutes - Angles and Saxons invade) - Anglo-Saxon layer of language






17. A test in which a student's performance is compared to that of a norm group. Often used to measure and compare students - schools - districts and states.






18. 1896 - wrote first article in medical literature on "word blindness" in children






19. State Law. Requires testing - Requires that students enrolled in public schools be tested for dyslexia. - Requires treatment (teaching)






20. Use - pictures - charts - maps - graphs - etc...clear view of teacher - color to highlight important text - ask teacher to provide handouts - illustrate ideas as pictures before writing them down - use multi media






21. Proceeds from the whole to the part - suggests that processing of a text begins in the mind of the readers. Meaning is brought to print not derived from print.






22. A student with mastery can utilize the information successfully - but may struggle or need to call upon learning strategies to do so.






23. Gray Oral Reading Test-Fourth Edition Screening test. Provides an efficient and objective measure of growth in oral reading and an aid in the diagnosis of oral reading difficulties Standard Scores - Percentile Ranks - Grade Equivalents - Age Equivale






24. Two adjacent letters repressing a single consonant sound






25. Vocabulary stressed the events of daily life - Common - everyday - down to earth words - Most are one syllable words






26. The number of words which a reader can translate meaningfully in a given period of time






27. Set of principles that dictate the sequence and function of words in a sentence in order to convey meaning - must include grammar - sentence types - and mechanics of language






28. r-controlled syllable






29. Three adjacent letters which represent one speech sound (tch)






30. Expects child to learn reading as "naturally" as speech - Uses child's oral language as content for reading - Uses child's oral language as basis for spelling instruction - Children learn to "read" by reading and re-reading "big books" together with

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31. A word made from a base word by the addition of one or more affixes






32. International Multisensory Structured Education Council






33. A word that is immediately recognized as a whole and does not require decoding to identify. A sight word may or may not be phonetically regular.






34. Any learning activity that includes 2 or more sensory modalities simultaneously to take in or express information.






35. Final stable syllable

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36. Reading can be learned as naturally as speaking - reading is focused on constructing meaning from texts using children's books rather than basal or controlled readers - reading is best learned in the context of the group - phonics is taught indirectl






37. A type of derived score such that the distribution of these scores for a specified population has convenient known values for the mean and standard deviation.






38. Paired association between letters and letter sounds; an approach to teaching of reading and spelling that emphasizes sound-symbol relationships - especially in early instruction.






39. English as a second language






40. Involve at least two people. It includes the ability to maintain eye contact - understand body language of others - take turns in a conversation - stick to the subject - and use oral language appropriate for the situation.






41. Children may be physical and socially immature - may be awkward in social situations - may have difficulty reading social cues - may have trouble finding the right words - stammering. - may feel anxious in school






42. Two adjacent letters repressing a single consonant sound






43. Proceeds from the part to the whole.Reading is driven by the text. Emphasizes the written or printed text. Flesch - Gough - LaBerge and Samuels.






44. Words used in more formal settings - Often found in literature - science - social studies in upper elem. texts. Longer than words of Anglo-Saxon Origin.






45. State Law - Requires administration of reading instruments to diagnose reading problems. Each district does - has to notify parents and provide instruction






46. Provide different ways for kids to take in information or communicate their knowledge back to you. The changes do not alter or lower the standards or expectations of a subject or a test.






47. Changes in curriculum - supplementary aides or equipment - and provision of specialized facilities that allow students to participate in educational environment to fullest extent possible.






48. Is a type of test - assessment - or evaluation which yields an estimate of the position of the tested individual in a predefined population - with respect to the trait being measured. This estimate is derived from the analysis of test scores and poss






49. State Board of Eduation






50. Stress or emphasis on one syllable in a word or on one or more words in a phrase or sentence. The accented part is spoken louder - longer - and/or in a higher tone. The speaker's mouth opens wider while saying an accented syllable.







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